Notices Of Meetings.

NOTICES OF MEETINGS .

GRANVILLE LODGE , No . 390 . THE first annual meeting of this Lodge was held at tho Masonio Hall , Deal , on Tuesday , the 14 th ult . The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Mark Master of Kent , Bro . Rev . Thomas RobinsoD , M . A ., installed Bro . William Denne in the chair .

FREDERICK LODGE OF UNITY , No . 452 . THE regular meeting of this Lodge was held on Tuesday , tbe 21 st ult ., at the Masonio Hall , Croydon , iu the province of Surrey . Present : —the W . M . Bro . D . R . Wise , C . G . Scott P . M . acting S . W ., Chas . M . Ohren P . M . acting J . W ., Magnus Ohren P . M . Treasurer , James Waterman S . D ., Aubrey M . Ohren J . D ., Wm . F ,

Payne I . G ., and Harold J . Levett Senior Steward ; also Past Masters Arthur J . Dickinson , A . T . Jeffery , and Wm . Geo . Hunter . AmongBt the visitors were Bros . H . E . Poole of the Abbey Lodge 2030 , and John Rhodes P . P . G . Organist for Surrey . Letters , messages , and telegrams wero laid before the Lodge , from the following Past

Masters : Wm . Sugg , J . W . Sugsr , Fred . A . Manning , J . C . F . W . Rogers , Wm . Geo . Batchelor and H . E . Frances Sec , Wm . Aokland J . W ., aud Walter King Junior Steward . The W . M . drew attention to the faot that the Lodge was draped in black , and the brethren wore emblems of mourning , and referred in feeling terms to the great loss

the Province had sustained by the death of the R . . W . Bro . General Brownrigg , their late Provincial Grand Master , and moved that a letter of condolence be forwarded to his widow and family , expressing the sorrow of the members of the Lodge , and their deep sympathy with the family in this their time of trouble . This was seconded by

the W . Bro . Magnus Ohren , and carried unanimously . The other Masonio business having been got through , the W . M . stated that he had a pleasing duty to perform , viz ., the presentation to the Treasurer , the W . Bro . Magnus Ohren , of a large photographic portrait of himself , which had been subscribed for by the members of the Lodge ,

as a mark of their respect and esteem . The W . M . referred to the eminent servioes Bro . Ohren had rendered to Freemasonry in general , as well a 3 to the Frederiok Lodge of Unity in particular , for a long saries of years . Bro . Ohren joined the Lodge ia 1867 , and had since that tima promoted the welfare of the members in every way ; he

had been the Secretary for many years , and for the last nine years the Treasnrer . He was a P . P . Gr & ed J . Warden for Surrey , and Past Grand Officer of England . Thi 3 being the first meeting after the Jubilee of the Lodge , the brethren had availed themselves of the favourable opportunity for marking so important an event . Bro .

Magnus Ohren , in accepting the portrait , said he fully appreciated the sentiments expressed by the W . M ., and the fraternal good will of the member ? , of those present as well as those who sent their fraternal greetings . Many of the members present bad been introduced by him into the Lodge , and as he felt snre that it would

be a pleasure to many to look npon the portrait of an old friend , after he had been called " to the Grand Lodge above , " he hoped that tbe brethren would allow the portrait to remain in the Lodge , and become the Lodge property , that he might leave behind him a reminder of one who had spent so many happy hours with them in Lodge ; he assured

them that he should ever remember their great kindness to him , and felt honoured by knowing that they would have the portrait hung in the Lodge , as a memento of that day ' s proceedings . This was unanimously agreed to , and the Lodge being duly closed , tho brethreu sab down to one of those nice little dinners always provided for this

Lodge , and a very agreeable evening was passed , the proceeding ? being enlivened by songs and recitations by the W . M ., Bros . Charles and Aubrey Ohren , Harold Levett , and others ; Bro . John Rhodes , the

Prov . Grand Organist , presiding at the piano . The Tyler ' s toast was given soon after 9 , as the majority of the members live at some distance from Croydon , and generally catch the 9 - 45 train to London and intermediate stations .

SYMPATHY LODGE , No . 855 ,

THE annual installation took place on Tuesday , the 14 th iusfc ., at the Town Hall , Wotton-under-Edge , when Bro . W . Heath was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year . The ceremony was performed by Bro . Frank Millman , and the following brethren were chosen as Officers of the Lodge for the ensuing year by the W . M ., viz . —Bros . L ,

White S . W ., E . H . Henly J . W ., A . Perrett Treasurer , R . M . Worlock Secretary , F . Millnnn S . D ., W . Clifford J . D ., C . M . Penly I . G ., W , Windon Tyler . The following brethren were also present : Bros , W . T , Gould P . M ., G . H . Perriu P . P . G . S . W ., II . Perrett P . M ., W . T . Adam ?

H . 0 . Lansdown , and W . T . Vigor . The visiting brethren wero : — Bros . S . Partridge , R . I . Weston 493 , Edward Halbert 702 , H . Blandford 761 , H . I . Small 7 GI , J . B . Champion 761 . Tbe banquet was served at the Swau Hotel , about 20 being present , the usual Masonio and other toasts were given and duly honoured .

WILLIAMSON LODGE , No . 949 ,

ON the 20 th ult ., thc dedication of the new lodge building of this Lodge took place at Monkvve > irmouth , when the ceremony was performed by tbe Provincial Grand Master , Sir Hod worth Williamson , Bart ., assisted by the Depnty Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Canon Tristram , D . D ., and tho Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge . Thero was a very large attendance of brethren . Thc brethren assembled at

three o'clock at the new hall , and the Williamson Lodge was duly opened by the W . M . Bro . G . W . Bain . A procession of tbe Prov . Grand Officers and Past Master ? , with the P . G . M . and the D . P . G . M . at their head , wero received by the brethren standing . After the usual

formalities , Bro . It . Iiudson , tho P . G . Secretary on behalf of the Wilia-nson Lodirp , rrqipstrd the R . W . P . G . M . to dedicate tho Lodgo room for Masonic purpose . Tho P . G . M ., Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., expressed tho pleasure it givo him to perform the ceremony , especially considering the uatuo whioh tha Lodge bore . The solemn

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ceremony customary to the dedication of sirnihr Masonio premi e 3 then took place . The prayers vver « said by the Chap' > i'is , an I the anthems and sanctus were sung by a choir under ihedirection of Bro . E . J . Gibbon . Afterwards , Bro . tha Rev . Canou Tristram , D . D ., the Deputy P . G . M ., who responded to the call of the P . G . M ., delivered a

most eloquent address to the brethren . The erection of a Lodge at Monkwearmoutb , he said , was a Masonio duty which had been o ilv too long delayed . When they remembered that Monkwearmonth had an ecclesiastical and architectural history , by the side of which such modern creations as Sunderland and Bisbopwoarroouth were

mushrooms ; that Monkwearmonth Church was one of the oldest edifice * iu the kingdom , and that Benedict Biscop had been its presiding genius ; that Benedict Biscop aud others were not only scholars but men of the world , and held the secrets of architecture and science , as far as they were then known , in their hands , he could not but feel

that Benedict Biscop knew very well , and valued the secrets of Freemasonry as acquired by him . He ( Canon Tristram ) felt it wan peculiarly appropriate that Monkewarmoutb , the mother of ecclesiastical architecture , the first reoipient of the Oriental arts and soiences in the West of Europe , shonld at last have offered a

permanent home to that Masonry which was part and parcel of all Oriental and mediaeval civilisation , and the best wishes he could offer to the Freemasons of Monkwearmouth was that their Lnd « e , and its material representation of it , might be represented in t ' nat true and massive form as long as the representative of Christianity

had stood in their midst in the chnrch , now nearly 1 , 250 ynars old . In the course of an eloquent address , he proceeded to say there was a far higher revelation of Masonry in tbe subsequent revelation « f Christianity that did not do away with the advantages and blessings of Masonry , because Masonry , springing from the i leu imposed

alike upon Solomou aud upon his Phoenician allies , of the spirituality and simplicity of divine worship , bound all men together ; and , therefore , Masonry was in itself the very foundation and at the bottom of all monarchical and democratic constitutions . It was impossible to have a true monarchy or a true democracy unless they

were foonded upou the very pnuciples upon which Masonry existed and was built—" Order aud iibeity , founded ou subordination to authority . " He congratulated their P . G . M ., and the brethren of Monkwearmouth upon the erection of their new hall . The P . G . M . asked to be allowed , in their name , to thank Canon Tristram for his

eloquent address . They congratulated him upon his return , in < estored health , to this country , and he ( the P . G . M . ) congratulated the Lodge upon the successful ceremony that had taken place . He remembered that he was the first W . M . of the Lodge upon its foundation in 1863 , and he wa 9 very pleased to see some of the original members present

that day , viz .: Bros . Liddell and Halfnight . After the dedication of the new hall , the ordinary business of the Williamson Lodge proceeded , the W . M ., Bro . G . W . Bain , in the chair . Bro . Bain was also reinstalled as W . M . by Bros . G . Porfceous and W . Liddell . Bro . Bain invested the following as Officers for the ensuing year : —Bros . F .

Maddison I . P . M ., Remigius Blako S . W ., L . R . Davies J . W ., J . G . Kirtley Treasurer , A . Logan Secretary , J . S . Chatt S . D ., T . Hunter J . D ., G . Porteous D . of C , J . McCullum Organist , L . R . Simpson I . G .,

Brady Swain Tyler , R . Cook and J . Turner Stewards . Tbe Lodge business afterwards terminated . In tho evening the Festival of the Lodge was held at the Queen ' s Hotel , Fawcett-street , the W . M . presiding .

HESKETH LODGE , No . 950 .

ON the 15 th ult , the members assembled at the Crown , Fleetwood , for the installation of Bro . J . D . Fausset , for the ensuing year . The ceremony was conducted by Bro . J . Fowler , tbe retiring Master , and liro . H . M . Ormsby . The Officers appointed for 1889-90 were : Bros . J . D Faussett , M . D ., W . M ., J . Fowler I . P . M ., G . Scbjoth S . W ., J . N . Clarkson J . W ., RPV . J . K . Tomer and Rev . E . J .

Reeve , M . A ., Chaplains , 11 . N . Horafull Treasurer , B . Ainsworth Secretary , S . Williams S . D ., H . Humphreys J . D ., H . M . Ormsby , M . A ., D . C , F . Drakeford Organist , S . Lewthwaithe I . G ., Captain J .

Robertson , T . Mahir , and G . P . Muloch Stewards , J . Gibson Tyler . The business waa followed by a bauqnet , which had been laid un ler f-e superintendence of Bro . J . Smith , and the table presented a most creditable appearance , with its fairy lamp 3 and lighted tapers .

EGERTON LODGE , No . 1030 .

TEE installation meeting was held at the George Hot ° ' , Stockport , on Monday , the 20 th ult ., when Bro . R . Ba-sne : t Preston S . W . was installed Worshipful Master by Bro . James Cookson , the retiring W . M ., in aD able and efficient manner , assisted by some of t '' e ast Ma-ters . The following Officers wero invented by h ' ro . Kent > etfc Maclean , viz .: —Bros . Joseph McKiui S . W ., William A . Vaugtum J . W .,

Rev . Addison Crofton Chaplain , A . Pembertoo Treasurer , Wniiei H . Vau ^ bati Sec etary , Thomas Knott S . D ., Henry timitn J . D ., . 1 mes Abb tt D . C , H . Wilson I . G ., U . Dawson Tyler . Bro . A . ••' . Ferns was re-appointed Charity Representative . A Past Master ' s jewel waa presented to Bro . Cookson on his retirement from the position of

W . M ., the new Master remarking tl : at the Lodge had been most successful under Bro . Cookson ' s rule . The address to the vv ... < . was given by Bro . Geo . L . Y » nghai' , th : it to the Warde >¦ - by H . A . Pemberton , and that to the l . retmen by Bro . . ins . Wm . I bott .

Lette 8 of apology were read from the Prov . G . M . an I er distinguished brethren . Tho company afterwards partook of an excellent dinner provided by the host , Mr . Pa , 't-h , in his usual s itisfactory style . Tho Loyal and Masouic toasts were observed , and a musical programme wa 3 rendered .

GREY FRIARS LODGE . No . 1101

T 3 E last meeting for the seaRon of this succo 3-ful L ' nVe took place at the Masonic Ha 1 , B-ading , on Wtdn ^ -dnv , 8 h May " , whin the following members ami visitor * wen- n attends ;—¦* BrO » . C Slaughter W . M ,, H . Creed I . P . M ,, W . H . ciio 6 . W ., J , ti . esuaway J . W ., J . T . Stransoui Treasurer , E . W . Ridley Secretary ,